This Palgrave Pivot uses a simple model from game theory to explain the behavior of countries disputing ownership of resources and of small islands in the South China Sea. It argues that the rapid transformation of the region's economy - the rise of Factory Asia - is not being acknowledged,...

1: Introduction: Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Valuation, Institutions, and Policy in Southeast Asia -- Part I: Coastal Marine Ecosystem Services in Southeast Asia: Support for Conservation Initiatives -- 2: Economic Valuation of The Philippine’s Caramoan Beachscape -- 3: An Economic Analysis...

The main purpose of this study is to analyse the role of foreign investment in the search for oil in the Philippines. In this respect, it analyses the outlook, views, conceptions and preconceptions of the Philippine Government, the Philippine Congress, private enterprise and the public toward...